# Are the problems solved? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 25, 2020, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-problems-solved/850279 "2020-03-25T21:47:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-problems-solved/850279/61 "2020-04-14T01:30:11Z")
Lots of problems today. Zapped. Logged out. 504 errors. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-problems-solved/850279/62 "2020-04-14T14:03:29Z")
> [@simster](#): > > Anecdotal - I kept noticing “[ping.chartbeat.net](http://ping.chartbeat.net)” in the status bar (always waiting for something from it) - I blocked them via ad-block and things have been much improved for me since. I’ve tested this out. Blocked the domain. Still getting a few problems here and there. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-problems-solved/850279/63 "2020-04-14T19:47:31Z")
I’ve noticed I’ve had the most problems opening threads that are multiple pages long. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-problems-solved/850279/64 "2020-04-14T20:19:16Z")
Yeah, I just got hit by 8-9 such freeze errors in a row. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-problems-solved/850279/65 "2020-04-14T20:25:49Z")
This Board has been almost impossible to use today. Gateway Time-out errors and Server Errors straight from log-in. Just curious, what is the difference between a 502 Gateway Time-out a 504 Gateway Time-out? I’ve seen both. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-problems-solved/850279/66 "2020-04-14T20:55:27Z")
Took me four tries just to get to this reply screen, after having a hard time loading the site at all. I agree with Siam Sam, this board has been almost impossible today. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-problems-solved/850279/67 "2020-04-14T21:04:00Z")
I had considerable trouble posting at 2AM Chicago time last night. It makes me think that traffic congestion is not the problem here. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-problems-solved/850279/68 "2020-04-14T21:19:24Z")
Trouble here downunder from 5am AEST. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-problems-solved/850279/69 "2020-04-14T21:27:01Z")
NO! THEY’RE NOT! :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-problems-solved/850279/70 "2020-04-14T21:36:42Z")
Looks like the “size” tag works just fine. At least up to 5. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-problems-solved/850279/71 "2020-04-14T21:45:47Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > Looks like the “size” tag works just fine. At least up to 5. I’m about ready to take it up to 11. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-problems-solved/850279/72 "2020-04-15T03:17:27Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Just curious, what is the difference between a 502 Gateway Time-out a 504 Gateway Time-out? I’ve seen both. 1. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-problems-solved/850279/73 "2020-04-15T04:18:08Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > 1. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-problems-solved/850279/74 "2020-04-15T13:16:27Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Just curious, what is the difference between a 502 Gateway Time-out a 504 Gateway Time-out? I’ve seen both. The error message should be “502 Bad Gateway” error. That means one server sent something malformed to another that it couldn’t grok. The “504 Gateway Timeout” error means that one server got tired of waiting for another. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-problems-solved/850279/75 "2020-04-15T13:18:28Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > …The “504 Gateway Timeout” error means that one server got tired of waiting for another. I know the feeling. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-problems-solved/850279/76 "2020-04-15T16:30:03Z")
Yeah lots of timeouts today. To be fair, it’s getting better. I go about 7-10 days where things are tolerable, followed by 1-2 days where they’re less so. I guess this is the 1-2 day stretch of suckage. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-problems-solved/850279/77 "2020-04-15T17:27:00Z")
About a dozen timeouts in half an hour. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-problems-solved/850279/78 "2020-04-15T23:25:30Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > The error message should be “502 Bad Gateway” error. That means one server sent something malformed to another that it couldn’t grok. The “504 Gateway Timeout” error means that one server got tired of waiting for another. Thanks. I’m sure those are the terms I’m seeing. Just notice the numbers more. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-problems-solved/850279/79 "2020-04-16T16:25:16Z")
Another bad day of timeouts and errors today. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-problems-solved/850279/80 "2020-04-19T21:36:12Z")
As bad today as it has ever been. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-problems-solved/850279.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-problems-solved/850279.md?page=5)